There is a budding story that is slowly growing right now as the 2015 NBA Draft draws near. And its main protagonist is a guy named Kristaps Porziņģis. Kristaps Porziņģis who? Porziņģis is a 7-foot-1 center-forward from Latvia who has good length and athleticism‚ runs the floor‚ protects the rim with his long arms and quick lateral movement‚ and finishes strong above the rim. To exaggerate‚ he has the speed and agility of a rookie Kevin Garnett and the outside shooting touch of a young Dirk Nowitzki
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Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came
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A little girl wandered through the child-filled streets in her fairy costume. Her short dirty blonde hair fell on either side of her rosy cheeks which showed the purest of innocence. Just like every other Halloween night her green eyes sparked with excitement. Her name was Bianca‚ Halloween is the one thing she looked forward to all year round‚ seeing the houses decorated‚ feeling the breeze of fall brushing against her body and the wondrous scent of candy‚ all these things brought joy to her. Every
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was prosperous‚ for their waters were blessed with an abundance of salmon‚ and each being in the village donned in cloaks of riches woven by Mother Earth herself. For hundreds of peaceful moons‚ the people of this village operated cooperatively‚ with kind hearts and content minds. But alas‚ darkness loomed over‚ and an age of darkness began. As if an omen has been cast upon the fearful occupants of the fertile land‚ the skies clouded over with murky swirls of chaos and evil. The thick‚ unmoving obsidian-like
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I’ve got to stop relating you to songs‚ And pictures that I see‚ graffiti on the wall. Although‚ you are a story and a scene that I fall into Headfirst‚ at the speed of light‚ even in the dark. There were no sirens or signs or warnings that my love would go unrequited‚ Just a lie on your tongue and a dance hidden in your eye. You wept on me and faded into the darkness And I was left to watch you go then cry. And all the while I was trying not to get stuck on you. With your cupid’s bow
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Everything began on that gloomy Sunday afternoon. I remember all the little details about that day like it was yesterday. I was late to my part-time job at The Alienator‚ a small‚ alien themed fast food joint on the corner of 2nd and Main Street. With coffee stains on my shirt‚ my hair a ruffled mess and my shoes on the wrong feet‚ I sprinted down the sidewalk‚ rushing to work. Breathing heavily‚ I was so focused on dodging and slipping past people‚ that I didn’t realize what was happening to my
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Alivah was running for her life through muddy fields and dense forest‚ attempting to evade the sniper who was on her tail. She’d been grounded by one of their anti aircraft missiles‚ and her parachute was kind enough to tangle itself into a chestnut tree‚ of all things. The spiky shells of the nuts had pierced the fabric of the chute and stuck as if they were deliberately trying to hinder her escape‚ and so she had to hurry to cut herself down. From her vantage point in the tree she couldn’t miss
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I don’t think I liked any of the chapters but of course the one that drew the most attention to me was number 4. Nobody choses to be born in a rich family and trust me nobody choses to be born a poor family. It’s all based on pure luck. It is such a shame that Tammy has such little support from her own family‚ society has created useless labels that we seem to must have‚ in order to live a decent life. Why is Tammy’s son so ashamed of their humble home? Why is he ashamed of how Tammy dresses? Because
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everyone is so poor?” The man angry tried swinging at the pig! But the pig lunged back and bolted away. The pig called his friend and got a job and everything was in the clear. So he thought‚ on the pigs third day of work he saw a person that looked kind of familiar. Then it clicked that was the man that tried to attack the pig! he was hard to recognize because he was dressed in a tuxedo and tried to be brawny‚ but he failed. The man spotted him and said‚ “Leave my establishment or you’re dead!” But
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Short Story Comparison Essay After reading “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ there are some similarities and differences that stood out. Both stories include disabled brothers. Also‚ both stories include characters that act out of pride. The stories have different settings and have characters with different motives. The main lesson of this essay is not to let pride take over your character. There are a few similarities the two stories share. First
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